Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-30
GENERAL NEWS

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Eviction of tenant s frc m the Irish estates
of Lord Lapsdowne has II commenced. A
special force of troops is already at hand.
The residence of Judge Lyman Staples,
two and one-bslf miles from PalatiDe, Has,
was destroyed by fire and fam hand per-
ished in the flames.
The contract under consideration between
the Armour Packing company of Chicago.
aud the Selma, Ala, land company, mas
been closed. An extensive warehouse with
q refrigerator will be erected at once.
A dynamite cartridge explosion occurred
ut MerriIl's Corners, N. Y, at the new aque-
duct for New York City, Killing two work
men and seriously iDjuring i've others.
Some of the injured had their eyes blown
out.
A dispatch from Mandelay says that the
Dacoit leader Bloc hus been killed by one of
his own tribe, and that the villagers are re-
joicing over his death.
The authorities at Burnemouth, England,
passed resolution welcoming Mr.. Daniel
Manning to that village and assuring him
Of their best wishes for his speedy recovery.
Mr.. Manning ia strong and his health is
generally improved. He enjoys walks and
drives daily. The weather at Burnemouth
is balmy.
The British house of commons has agreed
te the second reading of the crimes bill,
after defeating an amendment by Sir Bern
hard Saunderson declaring that the measure
would increase disorder in Ireland and en-
danger union and empire.
Martin Schneider, who died at Fort Wayne,
at the age of 102, fought under Napoleon at
Leipsic and Waterloo. Last week he walked
our miles to zee grandchild.
The supreme court of Pennsylvania has
held an express company liable for the full
amount of lost package, having given no
explanation of the failure to deliver.
A jury at Morris, Illinois, pronounced
Schwal tz and Watt guilty of the Rock Island
train robbery and the murder of Messenger
Nichols, and sentenced them to imprison-
ment for life.
The ameer of Afghanistan sent out force
of five thousand men to revenge q recent
massacre by the Ghilzais, but the latter were
again victorious.
At Lancaster, Pennsylvania John Brecker
and his wife were killed by Chicago limit
ed express train. Their child was caught on
the COW catcher, and escaped without injury.
A we'll bored at Herscher, Illinois, to Sc
cure water for stock, throws out barrel of
dark brown oil each day. Experts from
Pennsy lvania pronounce it fine lubricating
oil, worth 50 per barrel, and they have
leased land IN sink several wells.
The legislature of West Virginia has COM
menced an extra session. Balloting for
senator will begin on May 3.
In the Doodle cases at Chicago, pleas of
not guilty we're entered by Warden McGar-
lyle, Edward s. Mcdonald and Commission
ers Klehm, Cells, Oliver, Leyden and Ochs.
Argument for q change of venue followed.
It is understood that James B. Waller is
about to be appointed chief deputy in the
internal revenue office at Chicago, at q
salary of $1,000 per annum.
About the only large contract recently
made in Chicago for transcontinental freight
was hat of one hundred Car loads of slaves,
TO 60 over the California fast freight line, at
an advance of 60 per cent. The new rate on
salmon by the American roads is 81 40 to
81 45 to Chicago, but the Canadian Pacific
made cut to 81.
A deputy marshal al Chicago succeeded in
capturing the wife of Thomas s. Gardner,
charged with using the mails to defraud in
connection with the Farm Journal. Com
missioner Hoyne held her in bond of 81 900.
A coke train on the NchoespOrt rOao
struck q huge bowlder near Fuller Station.
The engineer was flung into the river; the
fireman and q brakeman were crushed to
death.
The New York assembly has passed bill
to permit betting on race-tracks, per cent.
of the gross receipts for admission to be
paid to the state comptroller, to be dis
bursed for prizes on live stock.
At the Investigation of the printing COM
bine by q committee of the Illinois legisla-
ture, the state printing expert testified that
the price of the work showed an average in
crease of 123 per cent. over the contract of
1884.
A farmer near Lake Benton, Minnesota,
found vein of soft coal three feet from the
surface, and was offered 81, 600 for an eighty
acre tract.
At Moravia, New York, Frank Close was
split in two from skull to hips by falling up
nm n cirCnlar aaw